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Stumbled upon this from another community, do you agree? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Yes, the opposite side of the same coin is that I sometimes get confused if people are less clear.

I had a Turkish room mate at work and I asked him whether it was okay to open the window. Het said yes (at least I thought so), so I opened the window. The he started talking about people he knew that got pneumonia and he put on his coat. So, I closed the window again. That is something that might typically happen if you are not used to the difference between really yes, or yes, but actually no out of politeness.

It does not bother me too much, but it is quite typical. I just hope I am not creating issues with my lack of understanding.